Boy Scouts of America

Analysis

Boy Scouts of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Irving, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1979, 47 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Boy Scouts of America reported income of $93k and spending of $28k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $200k to $93k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Boy Scouts of America sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little School Inc ($93k), PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($93k) and Road Runners Club of America ($93k).

At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.